Technical Papers - updated June 12, 2026
This collection includes technical papers covering the
EcoExposure™ water testing platform, related urine-based environmental exposure monitoring, and supporting research on novel detection technologies, field-deployable systems, and policy-relevant frameworks.
The papers explore both practical applications and emerging concepts in microplastics and nanoplastics monitoring, mitigation strategies, and environmental intelligence.
Title | doi links |
Airborne Microplastics and Nanoplastics: Inhalation Exposure and the Case for Field-Deployable Monitoring | |
Standardized Image Acquisition Using Portable Controlled Optical Imaging Environments for Fluid Analysis | |
Adaptive Matrix Conditioning for Environmental and Biological Samples Prior to Optical Analysis | |
From Policy Prioritization Goals to Scalable Monitoring: Characteristics Needed for Effective Microplastic and Nanoplastic Detection Systems | |
Practical Challenges of Current Microplastic Detection Approaches for Scalable Monitoring | |
Recognition-Element Assisted Polymer Classification of Microplastic and Nanoplastic Particles | |
Rapid Distributed Seine River Microplastic / Nanoplastic Sampling Pilot — Paris, France | |
Nanoplastics Pose Greater Human Health Risks Than Microplastics: Size-Dependent Mechanisms of Tissue Penetration, Inflammation, and Systemic Toxicity – A Z-Model Perspective | |
EcoExposure™ and ISO 24187:2023 Principles in Asia, Oceania, Africa, and the Middle East: A Gentle, Field-Deployable Framework for Distributed Microplastic and Nanoplastic Screening | |
Rapid Distributed Freshwater Lake Sampling Pilot and Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) Observations — Miami Whitewater Lake, Ohio | |
Evaluation of EcoExposure™ Across Challenging Environmental and Drinking Water Matrices | |
Understanding Water Systems Across Asia-Pacific: Evaluation of EcoExposure™ Across Challenging Water Matrices | |
Temporal Fingerprints and Adaptive Endpoints in Optical Metrology of Dynamic Media | |
Technical Note: EcoExposure Platform for Multi-Matrix Detection in Intact Liquid Media Across Industries and Fields | |
Optical Interaction Dynamics and Multivariable Longitudinal Monitoring for Inferring Biological, Environmental, Ecological, and Therapeutic States | |
Conceptual Z-Site Occupancy and Optical Analysis Behaviors Across Under-Dosed and Over-Dosed Reagent Conditions | |
The Ecotera Research Portfolio – Organized Table of Contents: A Technical Paper Index and Strategic Overview, version April 21, 2026 | |
Part 2: Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Asian Seafood Supply Chains: Practical Supply-Chain Screening, Mitigation Strategies, and Implementation for Restaurants and Aquaculture | |
Smartphone-Based Environmental Exposure Monitoring in Singapore and Asia: A Decentralized Urine Wellness Platform for Longitudinal Observational Studies | |
Microplastic and Nanoplastic Shedding from Conventional versus Sustainable Food Packaging Materials: Implications for Asian Supply Chains | |
Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Food and Beverage System Review: Current Occurrence Data, Detection Challenges, and Implications for Consumer Exposure | |
Part 1: Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Asian Seafood Supply Chains: Occurrence, Co-Contaminants, Synergistic Risks, and Plastisphere Interactions | |
Part 2: Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Asian Seafood Supply Chains: Practical Supply-Chain Screening, Mitigation Strategies, and Implementation for Restaurants and Aquaculture | |
Field-Deployable Monitoring for Direct Potable Reuse: Expanding Water Reuse Safety Through Distributed Microplastic and Nanoplastic Detection | |
Beyond Object Detection: AI for Optical Assays and Real-World Diagnostic Intelligence | |
EcoExposure™ Part II: Smartphone Polymer Typing for Scalable Plastic Monitoring | |
From Detection to Action: Practical Mitigation Strategies for Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Asian Water Systems | |
From Cameras to Chemical Sensors: The Rise of Computational Assays | |
Designing Field-Deployable, AI Smartphone-Based Diagnostics for Global Scalable Water Intelligence: The EcoExposure Platform | |
Potential Plastic Contamination Pathways in Conventional Lab-Based Analysis of Microplastics and Nanoplastics vs. EcoExposure™ Intentionally Designed Simple Low-Contamination Field-Deployable Smartphone Workflow | |
Microplastics and Nanoplastics: Impacts on Female Reproductive Health, Ovarian Function, and Genitourinary Disorders | |
Microplastics and Nanoplastics: Emerging Threats to Male Reproductive Health, Spermatogenesis, and Fertility | |
Plastic Polymer Type Identification Should Not Be the Initial Primary Goal for Microplastics Policy, Regulation, and Remediation Decisions in 2026 | |
Toward a Global Standard for Field-Based Microplastic and Nanoplastic Detection: Conceptual Framework, Version 1 | |
A Computer Vision Approach for Non-Enumerative Detection of Microplastic and Nanoplastic Signatures and Mixed Particulate Regimes | |
Signal Generation and Pattern-Based Detection: Microplastic and Nanoplastic Assays as Corollaries to PCR and ELISA | |
A Multi-Matrix Approach to Microplastic and Nanoplastic Detection Across Environmental and Biological Samples | |
How Back-Calculation and Particle Size Assumptions in Lab-Based Methods Can Significantly Alter Reported Microplastic and Nanoplastic Particle Counts | |
How a Field-Ready Natural Reagent System Was Selected: Multi-Criteria Screening for Microplastic/Nanoplastic Assays | |
Dose Matters: Experimental Evidence That Reagent Concentration Influences Signal Strength in a Surface-Interaction Microplastic/Nanoplastic Assay | |
The Z-Model: A Unified Accessible Surface Area Framework for Predicting Particulate Behavior Across Environmental, Biological, and Material Systems | |
The Z-Model Applied to Microplastics and Nanoplastics: Accessible Surface Area, Mixed-Scale Environmental Samples, and Policy-Relevant Detection | |
Nanoplastics Are Not Simply Smaller Microplastics: Accessible Surface Area Drives Their Disproportionate Human Health Risks | |
Toward a Harmonized Framework for Standardization for Scalable and Reproducible Measurement of Microplastic and Nanoplastic Monitoring in Human Urine | |
Human Health Impacts and Tissue Deposition of Microplastics and Nanoplastics: Organ-System Summary (April 2026) | |
Environmental Skin Defense in the Microplastics/Nanoplastics Era: A Technical Perspective on Barrier-Impaired Skin, Airborne Exposure, and Preventive Solutions | |
Toward a Multi-Analyte Smartphone Platform for Scalable Global Water Intelligence: Beyond Microplastics/Nanoplastics | |
Distributed Environmental Sensing Networks: A Framework for Scalable Global Water Intelligence | |
Toward a Policy-Driven Data Flywheel for Scalable Real-Time Water Intelligence: A Framework for Decentralized Environmental Monitoring | |
Large Sample Volumes Improve Detection Reliability of Sparse Particles in Water: A Poisson Sampling Perspective | |
Saltwater Changes Everything: Why Coastal and Ocean Microplastic Detection Requires New Field Methods | |
Field Validation of a Portable Zero-Shear Optical Interaction Assay for Microplastic–Nanoplastic Detection in Coastal (High Salinity) Water Under Uncontrolled Conditions: San Francisco Bay (April 2026) | |
Multi-Site Validation Across the United States: Real-World Testing of a Portable Microplastic/Nanoplastic Water Assay | |
International Field Testing of a Portable Optical Interaction Assay in Municipal Tap Water: Singapore and the Philippines (April 2026) | |
Image-Based Turbidity Analysis in Natural Water Systems: A Scalable Smartphone Framework | |
Why Scalable Water Intelligence Requires Field Methods: The Limitations of Centralized Laboratories | |
When Plastic Degradation Enzymes Can Increase Risk: How Enzymatic Fragmentation May Generate More Reactive Nanoplastics and Influence Water Remediation Decisions |
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